I am running Windows 7 and Microsoft's SQL Server Management Studio 2012 (Version build 11.0.5058.0).
I know that the available toolbars can be customized, but every time I close SSMS and reopen, it resets the default toolbar sets that I had showing and their arrangement.
Is there a way to set a default set of toolbars and their arrangement that display when I start the program?
Thank you in advance!
I had a similar issue with defaults in SQL server. I followed the steps below
Within Management SQL Server Management Studio, select “Window” from the top menu bar.
Select “Reset Window Layout”.
Answer “Yes” to the question confirming the layout reset.
I'm able to customize the toolbars and then exit out and come back in with the changes showing.
There are a number of great blogs on how to customize the toolbars. Here's one that I used:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/rohatash/customize-menu-and-toolbar-in-sql-server-2012/
Sorry I couldn't help more!
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So I messed up my sql server management studio when I was trying to make it have a "dark theme" as I use it a lot and it was starting to wear on my eyes. While doing this, I specified for the output window to have a black background with white text. Then I realized that the output window wouldn't give me a black background anyway, sigh, but it would give me white text. So now I have this lovely problem where there is white text on a white background that can only be faintly seen when highlighting the results...
It's very annoying. I know I was stupid to try to give SSMS a "theme" but I had to try something.
So now the problem. When I go back in to try to edit the settings for the output window (Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors -> Output Window) to try to restore defaults or change any color, SSMS crashes.
Does anyone know how to reset all styles for SSMS, or change a specific style (like making text black again) or anything? I really don't want to have to reinstall SQL Server.
This is SQl Server Management Studio 2014
Had the same issue as you but found the solution.
Choose another option under "Show settings for:" after you reset the "Use Default" for "Text Editor" and before clicking on OK.
MS SQL Server Forum post
Just in case if you still haven't get your answer, you should be changing Grid Result instead of Output Window.
im tring to insatll sql server 2014 management studio in windows 8 . but it shows error message that system does not support . How will i install it in my windows 8 or should i go for any other version of sql??
You must tell what edition of SSMS you are trying to install. As per Microsoft Hardware and Software requirement for SQL Server 2014 Enterprise and BI edition is not supported on Client OS(Windows 8) but it wont block the installation it will allow you to install. Have yu read the requiremnts ?
Can you please add error message and edition information in your question I would be able to help you better. I strongly suggest you to read How to use SQL Server on Windows 8
Edit:
Could not write value to /Softwre
Please add complete details about problem in Question. How do you suggest we can help you with little piece of information. Have a look at This Stackexchange thread and also at this support article
What you can do
1.Click Start, click Run, type control userpasswords, and then click OK.
2.Create a new computer administrator account.
3.Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
4.In Registry Editor, right-click HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software, and then click Permissions.
5.Click Add, type Everyone, and then click OK.
6.Under Group or user names, click Everyone.
7.Under Permissions, click to select Full Control in the Allow column, and then click OK.
8.Locate the following subkeys:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Setup
9.Unregister and then reregister the Microsoft Windows Installer service. To do this, follow these steps:a.Click Start, click Run, type msiexec /unregister, and then click OK.
b.Click Start, click Run, type msiexec /regserver, and then click OK.
This can also be caused if any malware or addon is running on your system which can block access to the registry. Please clean your system and make sure any unwanted software is removed. If possible format the OS and try installing again
After avoid disasters for a few years, my luck finally ran out.
I had a few query windows open (one of them on our production server which I forgot about). Thinking I was on our dev server, I did all sorts of nasties and totally hosed our production database.
Any BKM's on how you folks keep this from happening?
All advice appreciated!
Open up SQL Server Management Studio
On the View menu make sure that Registered Servers is visible (alternatively hit CTRL+ALT+G
In the Registered Server panel expand Database Engine
Right-click Local Server Groups
Chose New Server Registration
Fill in your necessary server details and then switch to the Connection Properties tab
Click on the Use custom color checkbox
Select the colour to be used. I tend to chose bright-red for live servers and green for development environments.
Save your Registered Server.
Next time you open a query on this connection the status bar at the footer should show the colour you selected.
IMPORTANT: If you change the connection of a query window (option in the right-click context menu) the colour of the status bar does not change. Just be careful out there!
Specially for such case I have added "Important DB Alert" function into my SSMS add-in called SSMSBoost.
You can "save" your production and development databases and assign them different colors. Whenever you change your connection to "Important DB" you will be warned with additional tooltip, appearing in SQL Editor window.
The feature is described here:
http://www.ssmsboost.com/Features/ssms-add-in-preferred-connections
Sometimes I miss the 1 or the F2 in my computer keyboard when using SQL Server Maganement Studio, that causes my SQL MS to hang and the I have to close it with the Task Manager, but many time I loss a lot from the queries I was working on, so I would like to fix this problem,
Maybe someone here has the same problem.
Microsoft Document Explorer
The Application Data folder for Microsoft Document Explorer could not be created
Right click on the SSMS program (in the start menu / desktop) and select "run as administrator". Do whatever you do to cause SSMS to hang, quit and re-run as normal user. This should remove that warning.
After many intents to solve this problem, I received this message:
External help is not available because Microsoft Document Explorer is
not installed. To view help, change your Help preferences to use the
Integrated Help Viewer or Install Microsoft Document Explorer
I tried to do it at Tools->Options->Help->General->
Show Help usaing: Integrated Help Viewer
Search Result per page: 20
Show Topic abstracts: checked
Reuse Topic window: checked
Highlight search termn: checked
I had to tried many times until SSMS wanted let me to do it.
Now the problem has been partially solved, when I press F1 the SSMS does not hang, but when I still try to change something in the help options, then chunks..
I have a scripted database SQL file that I need to execute inside Visual Studio to create a new database. I am so far unable to locate any function that allows me to do this.
Go to server explorer in VS, right click on server and select run query.
Do you mind telling us why it has to be run inside VS?
In addition, the database projects offers a lot of features that are worth looking at:
http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31764 //old article but still worth reading.
http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/standards/BetterSoftwareSuggestions/Images/VisualStudio_DataDude_SchemaCompare.gif
http://www.emadibrahim.com/2008/07/10/database-schema-compare-upgrade/
There is a green arrow of play on the upper left corner of the window query. And down the tabs of the names of open files in VS. Just click to play and ready.